Anchorite

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as anchoret.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See anchoret.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one retired from society for religious reasons
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    eremite   
    Variant
    anchoret   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cenobite    recluse    misanthrope    hermit    drum-roll    communing